2009 CROP REPORT
Santa Cruz County Agricultural Commissioner, Sealer of Weights & Measures, Director of Mosquito and Vector Control STAFF Agricultural Commissioner, Sealer of Weights & Measures, Director of Mosquito and Vector Control Ken Corbishley Deputy Agricultural Commissioner Pamela Cassar Lisa LeCoump Vector Control Manager Paul Binding Agricultural, Weights & Measures Inspector Tony Dennis Shane DeVine Ursula Ehrhart Shawn Fields David George Don Harris Vanessa Lane Melanie Benedetti Steve Driscoll Marianne Steeger Agricultural Biologist Aide Vector Control Specialist Ray Travers Hilda Haro Juan Hidalgo Bridget Higgins John Kovarik Renee Kuphal Jordan Rinker Raymond Schmidt Andria Hernandez Nader Sidhom Agricultural Commissioner, Sealer of Weights and Measures Administrative Support Staff Robert Fernando, Sr. Account Technician Rosemary Velez, Receptionist Vector Control Administrative Support Staff Lori Filiau, Senior Account Clerk
FRUIT CROPS CROP YEAR ACRES PRODUCTION TOTAL PRODUCTION PRICE TOTAL VALUE (TONS PER ACRE) (TONS) (PER TON) STRAWBERRIES 2009 3,173 35.48 112,578 $1,533 $172,582,000 2008 3,287 31.89 104,822 $1,530 $160,378,000 RASPBERRIES 2009 2,044 12.95 26,470 $3,939 $104,265,000 2008 2,540 7.59 19,279 $5,487 $105,782,000 MISC. BERRIES* 2009 676 9.19 6,212 $4,723 $29,341,000 2008 786 5.30 4,166 $5,060 $21,079,000 TOTAL BERRIES 2009 5,893 $306,188,000 2008 6,613 $287,239,000 APPLES, FRESH 2009 2,248 15.28 34,349 $209 $7,179,000 AND PROCESSED 2008 2,300 19.57 45,011 $225 $10,127,000 WINE GRAPES 2009 629 2.31 1,453 $2,229 $3,239,000 2008 612 1.93 1,181 $2,488 $2,939,000 MISC. TREE AND 2009 304 $304,000 VINE FRUIT** 2008 326 $326,000 TOTAL APPLE, WINE 2009 3,181 $10,722,000 AND MISC. FRUIT** 2008 3,238 $13,392,000 * miscellaneous berries includes blackberries, blueberries, currants, and ollalieberries ** miscellaneous tree and vine fruit includes apricots, avocados, figs, kiwifruit, lemons, olives, peaches, pears, plums, persimmons, pomegranates, prunes and walnuts.
VEGETABLE CROPS CROP YEAR ACRES PRODUCTION TOTAL PRODUCTION PRICE TOTAL VALUE (TONS PER ACRE) (TONS) (PER TON) BRUSSELS SPROUTS 2009 1,175 9.83 11,550 $765 $8,836,000 2008 1,238 8.21 10,164 $615 $6,251,000 BROCCOLI 2009 403 11.00 4,433 $975 $4,322,000 2008 289 9.69 2,800 $1,219 $3,414,000 LETTUCE, HEAD 2009 1,506 19.30 29,066 $277 $8,051,000 2008 1,646 19.50 32,097 $183 $5,874,000 LETTUCE, LEAF 2009 1,513 13.53 20,471 $337 $6,899,000 2008 1,229 13.51 16,604 $372 $6,177,000 MISC. VEGETABLES* 2009 2,834 $18,870,000 2008 2,796 $39,000,000 TOTAL VEGETABLES 2009 7,431 $46,978,000 2008 7,198 $60,716,000 *miscellaneous vegetables includes artichokes, beans, beets, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, chicory, collards, cucumbers, herbs, kale, leeks, mushrooms, mustard, peas, pumpkins, spinach, squash, and vegetable seed.
NURSERY CROPS CROP YEAR ACRES TOTAL VALUE INDOOR CUT 2009 175 $38,991,000 FLOWERS 2008 158 $36,239,000 FIELD GROWN 2009 336 $21,040,000 FLOWERS 2008 297 $16,830,000 INDOOR POTTED 2009 52 $5,603,000 PLANTS 2008 57 $6,142,000 LANDSCAPE PLANTS 2009 276 $29,831,000 2008 279 $30,155,000 OTHER PLANTS* 2009 407 $23,063,000 2008 325 $18,416,000 TOTAL NURSERY 2009 1,246 $118,528,000 2008 1,116 $107,782,000 *other plants include farm stock and Christmas trees.
LIVESTOCK AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS CROP YEAR TOTAL VALUE TOTAL LIVESTOCK 2009 $5,600,000 AND PRODUCTS 2008 $8,179,000 *miscellaneous livetock and products includes cattle, sheep, goats, llamas, ostriches, chickens, honey, milk and eggs. TIMBER AND FIELD CROPS CROP YEAR TOTAL VALUE TIMBER 2009 8,404 million board feet $3,529,000 2008 12,715 million board feet $7,925,000 WILD HAY 2009 54 acres $8,000 2008 54 acres $8,000 PASTURE 2009 5,191 acres $82,000 2008 5,191 acres $82,000 TOTAL TIMBER 2009 $3,619,000 AND FIELD CROPS 2008 $8,015,000 TOTAL VALUE 2009 $491,635,000 2008 $485,323,000
MILLION DOLLAR CROPS STRAWBERRIES $172,582,000 RASPBERRIES $104,265,000 INDOOR CUT FLOWERS $38,991,000 LANDSCAPE PLANTS $29,831,000 MISC. BERRIES $29,341,000 OTHER PLANTS $23,063,000 FIELD GROWN FLOWERS $21,040,000 MISC. VEGETABLES $18,870,000 BRUSSELS SPROUTS $8,836,000 LETTUCE, HEAD $8,051,000 APPLES $7,179,000 LETTUCE, LEAF $6,899,000 INDOOR POTTED PLANTS $5,603,000 LIVESTOCK $5,600,000 BROCCOLI $4,322,000 TIMBER $3,529,000 WINE GRAPES $3,239,000
SUMMARY OF CROP REPORT VALUES STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES AND OTHER BERRIES $306,188,000 APPLES, WINE GRAPES AND OTHER TREE AND VINE FRUIT $10,722,000 VEGETABLES $46,978,000 NURSERY CROPS $118,528,000 LIVESTOCK AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS $5,600,000 TIMBER AND FIELD CROPS $3,619,000 TOTAL VALUE $491,635,000
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE REPORT DETECTION ACTIVITIES INSECT TRAPS DEPLOYED RESULTS Medfly 171 None captured Mexican Fruit Fly, other 188 None captured Anastrepha, Bactrocera & Ceratitis Oriental Fruit Fly 75 None captured Melon Fly 44 None captured Gypsy Moth 243 None captured Japanese Beetle 125 None captured Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter 296 urban None captured 32 traps at 17 nurseries Nantucket Pine Tree Moth 5 None captured European Pine Shoot Moth 5 None captured Khapra Beetle 20 None captured Light Brown Apple Moth 240 19,857 captured (County traps) Light Brown Apple Moth 444 23,490 captured (All regulatory traps) ORGANIC FARMING There are more than 70 organic growers in Santa Cruz County with over 2,800 acres in organic crops. 15% of the total acres of fruits and vegetables grown in Santa Cruz County are grown organically.